The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-02-11


rnteresslng Ercsrpss from debate = ehe
Unlted states aeaase On the snndry civil
Appropriations bslli-rts shaking vnse
and Our Coast uessnses-Iee .s!oss@
Condltlon ~ Our Seacoase end LAke
Cities.
WAsnrxcrox. Feb s--The Senate. shortly
after one clock. resumed consideration OF inc
6undry Civil Appropriations BILL
Mr. Allison chairman Of the committee on
appropriations. said that the Senator IRON
Connecticut usiatt) had inquired o. him yoster'
day whether or not there would. b surplus
IN the treasury In case Congress made sppro.
the departments. In his desire 20 complete the
bill last night he had failed 70 answer that
inquiry q fully - he might have DONE The
regular estimates Of the dcpartmen .,
q submitted BY the Secretary OF the
| Treasury. amounted dn round numbers,
(, 70 e3s60o0m Since that time there
| had been supplementary and other
| estimates amounting 70 : considerable sum-
| FOR example, thers Vas IN estimate OF near.
| " os.OooO 20 carry out the provisions Of the
! Mexican Pension bill No estimate had been
! yet submitted A. 70 the Disabilities Pension
| bill. which both houses had passed. but which
| had not yet received the signature OF the Prcsi-
! dent IL was safe 20 assume. however. that
i seven or eight million dollars would be re-
| ouircd for that purpose. 1'hcn there had been
/ already submitted estimates for DEFICIENCIES
| amounting 20 seven millions more. So that she
| total Of the estimates for the next nscal year
| (without including miscellaneous appro-
| priafions) amounted 70 0oo.@.oW- ne
| thought Il safe 20 assume. however, that
congress- would NOT appropriate fully up 70
4 the estimates. In further reply 70 Mr.. Piatl
| Mr. Allison said that the estimates were In e.
/ cess OF estimates hitherto made BY the depart
| ments in similar cases. and were perhaps In e.
| cess OF the immediate necessities Of he Gov
| eminent
| Mr.. Piatt-Do these estimates Of esos.on.o0
| include any considerable amount for coast de-
| fensess
! Mr.. Allison-They include e5.Om.ooo for forth
| ncations. The total navy estimate 70 enoooo.
| % that assume that these estimates do not In
| ciudc what We would regard ~ . sufficient e.
| penditure for coast defcnscs or the navy II We
should enter on that subject
1 Mr.. Platt-Five million dollars for fortidca
| lions Is practically nothing.
| Mr.. Wilson ua)-Does this e3et.ono0 In
cludc the amount that Il 20 be laid aside for the
! sinking fund.-
Mr. Allison-That<js included
| Mr. Piatt-So that II Congress should deem
| II necessary 70 expcnd larger sum than
1 0.OO.OoO for coast desenscs that larger sum
| would increase the estimates beyond es95. oO.-
| OOs
Mr.. Allison yes: ana II We should appropri-
| ate more than eDO0.0Oo for the navy that over
appropriation aust Be added The bill IS
| passed bv the House does appropriate ~ 90.
600 Nov. . q the receipts Tor
| esssomoW - stated by the Secretary Of the
! Treasury in his message but that does not In
| clude the receipts from postal revenue and
| those receipts must be added 70 the $50
| OOOO For the year isa6 the postal revenue
was et4Omocp 50 that the receipts for last year
.a>r.1 NJ
| master General estimates that the postal
| revenues will be nifty million dollars think
in view OF the actual receipts Of last year that
1 Il Il high estimate. do not believe they will
! reach xOoWOc. But assuming that they will
I and assuming that the ordinary revenues Of
| the Government are what they were last year
| fss3somWo. then ne have In round numbers
| ess6.0Oc As the gross receipts for tho fiscal
! year 1885, ~. These receipts viii not be
added 70 except from duties on
! imports I mean that whatever increase Of
| receipts there may be will hare TO come from
| customs receipts. The customs receipts for the
rear 1886 were eloeoO.00 For the first sir
months OF this fiscal year they amounted Y
1 of-.mO0 50 that there has been IN increase Of
between ten and eleven millions in the nrst siI
months OF this year. - compared with thu
same period last year. Assuming that that ia
crease continues throughout the nscal year
the amount from customs duties for the cur
rent year will be te1<.ojOop. The total receipts
or revenue for the first half Of this fiscal yca'
amount 70 eis0p.oD. 90 that I; that rate con
tinucs we will have total revenue Of e5nrn.
for this current year. g compared with 80.
OOnO0 for the last fiscal year. In these e<ti
mates for the current year ] do not INCLUDE
postal receipts. nor are they included IN th<
esEOO0O for last year. % that we will havs
e'oomon Of receipts and a expenditure o
os1smm
Mr. Morrill-Do you not think that wc ought Y
make some difference between the first half o
the fiscal year and the last hair I think thu
the receipts from customs are usually mrci
larger in the first half than IN the second half
Mr. Ailison-t happens 20 sometimes. and
sometimes the reverse happens I take thu
Add the estimated postal revenue. and thu
receipts will be Aio.Oo.o00 Then II we taxi
the estimates Of expenditures ~ suggested b.
the Senator from Connecticut Platu as III
measure OF our expenditures ofisSs-s ITO which
should be added the amount OF pension iegisla
sion). We have total expenditure OF s36.o0.
on. which will make the surplus bcin< IL
question asked by the Senator from Con
nccticut ef5.m0O II We comply with tn
Law In relation 70 the sinking fund. then w
. are compelled 70 buy bonds in the open market
either four and one-half or four per cent bond
or the currencv sizes issued 70 Pacific rail
roads.
Mr.. Teilcr-why docs the Senator say a
We comply with the sinking fund law" i no
that Law imperativcs Can there be any qucs
ton but that the Government will provide ~
: cording 20 Law for the sinking funds
II Mr.. Aliison-ThereIs question whether IN
| Governments IL bound v purchase ~ own bond
IN the open market at large premium FOR IN
! purpose OF complying with the sinking fund r
| quiremcnt. while in fact the sinking fund
! now over e3n0O.00o In excess Of the require
ments.